Cigna to Donate $1 to American Diabetes Association for Each Social Media Share Of 'Check-ups Count' Campaign Badge

Up to $100,000 to be donated

Focusing on preventive care

Continuing to establish Cigna as a partner in wellness

Helping to save 100,000 lives a year*

Issuing consumer call to action: Go. Know. Take Control.

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., 22 December, 2015 - As part of Cigna's focus on preventive care and latest advertising
campaign, "America Says Ahhh," Cigna will donate one dollar to the
American Diabetes Association for each time the Cigna campaign badge is
shared on social media through March 31, 2016. Cigna's objective is to
champion preventive care - an often forgotten part of wellness. The
campaign ties to Cigna's business goal of keeping people well so they
can lead healthy, productive lives and reduce the risk of financial
hardship from health care costs.

The Cigna campaign badge on Facebook and Twitter reads: Had your annual
check-up? Share this to inspire others to get theirs. For every share
between now and March 31, 2016, Cigna will donate $1 to the American
Diabetes Association® (up to $100,000) to help #StopDiabetes.
#CheckupsCount

"Preventive care is a key part of lasting wellness," said Maggie Powers,
PhD, RD, CDE, President-Elect, Health Care and Education, American
Diabetes Association. "Booking or confirming an annual physical with
your health care provider sets you up for another year of health. Exams
are especially important for anyone looking to prevent, delay or manage
diabetes. An annual check-up also sets a baseline for your health that
will enable your health care provider to make informed and personalized
recommendations during a health need. For anyone managing diabetes,
meeting with a diabetes educator can provide valuable resources for
continued health between physician visits. Lasting healthy lifestyle
choices start with small steps, like booking an annual physical, but
those small steps add up and can lead to lasting wellness."

Cigna's campaign reinforces data from The Centers for Disease Control,
which documents that Americans use preventive care services at only
about half the recommended rate. The campaign issues a call to action
for all consumers to get their annual physical - which is included in a
suite of preventive services covered by health plans.

Additionally, the campaign encourages consumers to know four key
numbers: body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, blood pressure and blood
sugar, which are the main factors in managing and reducing health care
costs, as illustrated by recent Cigna health studies. These studies show
that understanding simple information about these four common health
conditions can help individuals save as much as $500 a year in
out-of-pocket costs. They also show that not knowing these four key
numbers can result in more than $3,000 in unnecessary out-of-pocket
costs for an individual's health care.

Cigna's goal is to encourage check-ups to help save 100,000 lives a
year*, the number of lives that the CDC estimates would be saved if
everyone received his or her recommended preventive care.

* Preventive care includes health services like screenings, checkups,
and patient counseling that are used to prevent illnesses, disease, and
other health problems, or to detect illness at an early stage when
treatment is likely to work best. Getting recommended preventive
services and making healthy lifestyle choices are key steps to good
health and well-being. In fact, if everyone in the US received
recommended Clinical Preventive Care, we could save over 100,000 lives
each year. (Source: http://www.cdc.gov/prevention/)

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